Meet Information
Race: PAC Championship - 8K
Location: Meadville, Pa.
Short Story: Bruns places fifth as the Barons place third at the conference championship

Results

Race Highlights
Franciscan Men's Cross Country was picked to finish third in the PAC via the Preseason Coaches' Poll. The Barons met expectations with a third-place finish while having several strong showings.

Maxwell Bruns led the Barons with a fifth-place finish in his first conference championship. Seamus Sommers was not far behind him in 12th, as he continued his strong season. Luke Hurley placed 17th with a time of 28:19.0. Daniel Wilson and Aidan Mohr placed 27th and 31st to round out to top five finishers for Franciscan.

Dom Flitcraft of W&J won the race with a time of 26:51.6, and Geneva was able to win the team title with 38 points. Grove City placed second with 71 points, and Franciscan was in third with 89 points.

Baron Top Finishers by Overall Finish
5th Maxwell Bruns                27:24.5
12th Seamus Sommers          27:46.3
17th  Luke Hurley                   28:19.0
27th  Daniel Wilson               29:07.6
31st  Aidan Mohr                   29:31.7
44th John Luke Rivers            30:11.5
48th Micah Bragg                    30:33.7
51st Eduardo Torres               30:44.0
62nd Chris Geiger                   31:27.8
78th Mitch Sagan                     32:36.0
89th Callum Wallenfang          34:05.3
332nd Dominic Young              34:58.9

Up Next
Franciscan will now have two weeks to prepare for the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional meet, which will be held in Louisville. This will be the Barons' second trip to Louisville this season. Hopefully, the Barons' familiarity with the course will pay off with a strong showing on Saturday, November 15th. 

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